lauf

See also: Lauf and łauf

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

lauf

1. singular imperative of laufen
2. (colloquial) inflection of laufen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first-person singular subjunctive

Gothic

Romanization

lauf

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løyːv/

  Rhymes: -øyːv

Noun

lauf n (genitive singular laufs, nominative plural lauf)

1. leaf
2. (card games) club, clubs (♣)

Declension

declension of lauf

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lauf	laufið	lauf	laufin
accusative	lauf	laufið	lauf	laufin
dative	laufi	laufinu	laufum	laufunum
genitive	laufs	laufsins	laufa	laufanna

Synonyms

• (leaf): laufblað, blað

Derived terms

• laufblað
• lauftré

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Cognate with Old English lēaf, Old Saxon lōf, Old High German loup, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (laufs).

Noun

lauf n

1. leaf

Descendants

• Icelandic: lauf
• Faroese: leyv
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lauv
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: lauv
• Elfdalian: lov
• Old Swedish: lø̄f
  • Swedish: löv
• Danish: løv
  • Norwegian Bokmål: løv
• Gutnish: lau, laug, lavv

References

• “lauf”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Lauf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǎuf/
• Hyphenation: la‧uf

Noun

làuf m (Cyrillic spelling ла̀уф)

1. (regional, northern Croatia) sport's ride, run (especially in skiing)

Declension

Declension of lauf

	singular	plural
nominative	lauf	laufi / laufovi
genitive	laufa	laufa / laufova
dative	laufu	laufima / laufovima
accusative	lauf	laufe / laufove
vocative	laufe	laufi / laufovi
locative	laufu	laufima / laufovima
instrumental	laufom	laufima / laufovima